A multiple case study exploration of undergraduate subject searching: preliminary report

Graham, Rumi Y.

A multiple case study exploration of undergraduate subject searching: preliminary report

dc.contributor.author	Graham, Rumi Y.
dc.date.accessioned	2014-10-27T16:08:50Z
dc.date.available	2014-10-27T16:08:50Z
dc.date.issued	2007-08-16
dc.description.abstract	A common goal of undergraduate degree programs is to foster students’ critical and creative thinking skills within a liberal education framework, the desired result being graduates who habitually make positive contributions to society through sound independent thought and action. Academic libraries advance this endeavour through instruction, programs, services, resources, and research tools that promote the development of information literacy competencies (Association of College and Research Libraries, 2000) underpinning the ability to think critically. A multiple case study was undertaken to probe one such information literacy competency – the ability to access “needed information effectively and efficiently” – by examining undergraduates’ processes of subject searching for information in order to understand better the factors associated with successful subject searching.	en_US
dc.description.peer-review	Yes	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10133/3562
dc.language.iso	en_CA	en_US
dc.publisher	Canadian Library Association	en_US
dc.publisher.department	Library	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Arts and Science	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	University of Lethbridge	en_US
dc.subject	Online library catalogs	en_US
dc.subject	Online bibliographic searching	en_US
dc.subject	Subject headings	en_US
dc.subject	Keyword searching	en_US
dc.subject	Database searching	en_US
dc.subject	Library science	en_US
dc.subject	Information literacy	en_US
dc.subject	Subject searching	en_US
dc.title	A multiple case study exploration of undergraduate subject searching: preliminary report	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US